Patents by Inventor Steven Michael Schennum
Steven Michael Schennum has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9848642Abstract: An aerosol generator device has an elongate body with an interior passageway extending longitudinally to its mouth end. The device receives an interchangeable, pressurized canister charged with a nicotine containing liquid that is discharged in a metered dose on manual actuation of a button member that causes a valve in the canister to open and discharge through a discharge tube. A sleeve releasably couples the canister to the body. The button member is slidably mounted on the body for reciprocal movement along a trigger axis Y-Y? extending transversely of the longitudinal axis X-X? of the device, and has a manually depressible surface portion and a camming surface portion that drives a slidable nozzle member to press the discharge tube inwardly of the canister to open its valve and release liquid into the nozzle member. Nozzle forms an aerosol from the liquid, which is delivered to the consumer through outlets in the mouth end of the device.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2013Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITEDInventor: Steven Michael Schennum
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Publication number: 20170222468Abstract: Various embodiments provide a pack for holding and re-charging an e-cigarette. The pack includes a pack battery; a body portion including a tube for receiving an e-cigarette; a re-charging mechanism for re-charging the e-cigarette received into the tube using the pack battery, wherein the e-cigarette can be re-charged in the tube without disassembly of the e-cigarette; and a dual activation mechanism comprising two separate triggers for causing the re-charging mechanism to begin re-charging the e-cigarette received into the tube using the pack battery. The re-charging begins only in response to the direct activation by a user of both of the separate triggers.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2015Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Steven Michael SCHENNUM, Thomas Michael MCKEON, Matthew Joel NETTENSTROM, Justin Banker PEART
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Publication number: 20170208865Abstract: A pack holds and re-charges an e-cigarette which has a tip connector with first and second charging contacts. The pack includes a pack battery; a body including a tube having an open first end for receiving the e-cigarette; and a connection assembly which is positioned at a second opposite end of the tube and includes a connector with a central contact and an outer contact for re-charging the e-cigarette using the pack battery. The outer contact of the connection assembly comprises a generally annular base and at least two lugs which project from the base in the direction of the first end of the tube and which define a docking station between the lugs for receiving the tip connector of the e-cigarette. The base of the outer contact is spring-mounted, such as by a spring, relative to a housing, of the connection assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2015Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Matthew Joel NETTENSTROM, Steven Michael SCHENNUM, Deon DING, Ryan ZHANG
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Publication number: 20170013875Abstract: Various embodiments provide a pack for holding and re-charging an e-cigarette. The pack comprises a pack battery; a body portion including a tube for receiving an e-cigarette; a re-charging mechanism for re-charging the e-cigarette received into the tube using the pack battery; and a lid attached to the body portion. The lid can be opened to allow the e-cigarette to be received into the tube, and closed to retain the e-cigarette in the tube. The pack is configured to transition from a higher power state to a lower power state a predetermined period of time after the lid is opened and before the lid has been shut.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: Nicoventures Holdings LimitedInventors: Steven Michael SCHENNUM, Thomas Michael MCKEON, Matthew Joel NETTENSTROM, Justin Banker PEART
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Publication number: 20170013876Abstract: A pack is provided for holding and re-charging an e-cigarette. The pack comprises a tube having a substantially cylindrical shape. The tube has a hole defined by an open end of the tube for receiving an e-cigarette into the tube, such that the e-cigarette is held in the tube. The pack further includes a re-charging mechanism for re-charging an e-cigarette held within the tube, and a light for indicating a charging state of the e-cigarette in the tube. The light is located at the open end of the tube adjacent the hole for receiving the e-cigarette into the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: Nicoventures Holdings LimitedInventors: Steven Michael SCHENNUM, Thomas Michael MCKEON, Matthew Joel NETTENSTROM, Justin Banker PEART
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Publication number: 20160101909Abstract: A container for an electronic nicotine delivery system. The container has a body having a pair of end walls spaced from each other by a base wall and the body also includes a recess extending between the end walls to receive an electronic nicotine delivery system. A lid is pivotally attached to the body for rotation between open and closed positions about an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of an electronic nicotine delivery system received in the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2013Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventors: Steven Michael SCHENNUM, Thomas Michael MCKEON, Jeremy Aaron ABEL
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Patent number: 8950395Abstract: An aerosol generator comprising a body, a mouthpiece on the body and a delivery mechanism delivers aerosol for inhalation by a consumer into the mouthpiece by turning the mouthpiece and body relative to one another. The aerosol is generated from liquid dispensed from a canister having a discharge tube depressible inwardly to open an interior valve. A nozzle member is driven inwardly against the discharge tube of the canister when the mouthpiece and body are turned relative to one another, to open the valve and create the aerosol.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2010Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Nicoventures Holdings LimitedInventor: Steven Michael Schennum
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Patent number: 8689786Abstract: An aerosol generator device comprises an elongate body with an interior passageway extending longitudinally to its mouth end. The device receives an interchangeable, pressurized canister charged with a nicotine containing liquid that is discharged in a metered dose on manual actuation of a trigger that causes a valve in the canister to open and discharge through a discharge tube. Inner and outer collar members releasably couple the canister with a bayonet action. The trigger is rotatably mounted on the body about a trigger axis spaced from and extending transversely of the longitudinal axis of the device, and has a manually depressible surface portion under a flexible cover, and a camming surface portion that drives a slidable nozzle member inwardly of the body to press the discharge tube inwardly of the canister and the valve so as to form an aerosol from the liquid released from the canister.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2010Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: British American Tobacco (Investments) LimitedInventor: Steven Michael Schennum
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Publication number: 20140034070Abstract: An aerosol generator device has an elongate body with an interior passageway extending longitudinally to its mouth end. The device receives an interchangeable, pressurised canister charged with a nicotine containing liquid that is discharged in a metered dose on manual actuation of a button member that causes a valve in the canister to open and discharge through a discharge tube. A sleeve releaseably couples the canister to the body. The button member is slidably mounted on the body for reciprocal movement along a trigger axis Y-Y? extending transversely of the longitudinal axis X-X? of the device, and has a manually depressible surface portion and a camming surface portion that drives a slidable nozzle member to press the discharge tube inwardly of the canister to open its valve and release liquid into the nozzle member. Nozzle forms an aerosol from the liquid, which is delivered to the consumer through outlets in the mouth end of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: British American Tobacco (Investments) LimitedInventor: Steven Michael Schennum
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Patent number: 8578942Abstract: An aerosol generator device has an elongate body with an interior passageway extending longitudinally to its mouth end. The device receives an interchangeable, pressurized canister charged with a nicotine containing liquid that is discharged in a metered dose on manual actuation of a button member that causes a valve in the canister to open and discharge through a discharge tube. A sleeve releasably couples the canister to the body. The button member is slidably mounted on the body for reciprocal movement along a trigger axis Y-Y? extending transversely of the longitudinal axis X-X? of the device, and has a manually depressible surface portion and a camming surface portion that drives a slidable nozzle member to press the discharge tube inwardly of the canister to open its valve and release liquid into the nozzle member. Nozzle forms an aerosol from the liquid, which is delivered to the consumer through outlets in the mouth end of the device.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2010Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: British American Tobacco (Investments) LimitedInventor: Steven Michael Schennum
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Patent number: 8495998Abstract: A portable, handheld breath-actuated inhaler comprises a generally cylindrical body that comprises body portions 1, 3 that receive a canister 2 of pressured fluid such a nicotine to be inhaled in an aerosol by a user, a mouthpiece 7 in the first body portion 1 configured to deliver an amount of the aerosol to the mouth of the user from the canister. A trigger is cocked ready for releasing pressurized fluid from the canister by manually sliding the body portions 1, 3 towards one another. The trigger comprises a compression spring 26 and a cam 33 which engages a pressure sensitive puff lever 28 with a plate 29 that releases the cocked trigger when a user sucks on the mouthpiece and draws in air through air inlet opening 26. Release of the trigger releases spring 26 which slides the body portions apart and also opens a valve in the canister so as to deliver the aerosol to the mouthpiece.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2009Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: British American Tobacco (Investments) LimitedInventor: Steven Michael Schennum
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Patent number: D656676Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2011Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Rolando Antonio Cavazos Jimenez, Steven Michael Schennum, Jeremy Aaron Abel
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Patent number: D656677Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2011Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Rolando Antonio Cavazos Jimenez, Steven Michael Schennum, Jeremy Aaron Abel
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Patent number: D673777Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2010Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Rolando Antonio Cavazos Jimenez, Steven Michael Schennum, Thomas Michael McKeon
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Patent number: D681956Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2012Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Rolando Antonio Cavazos Jimenez, Steven Michael Schennum, Thomas Michael McKeon
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Patent number: D681957Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2012Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Rolando Antonio Cavazos Jimenez, Steven Michael Schennum, Thomas Michael McKeon
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Patent number: D681958Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2012Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: The Gillette CompanyInventors: Rolando Antonio Cavazos Jimenez, Steven Michael Schennum, Thomas Michael McKeon
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Patent number: D700472Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: The South African Breweries LimitedInventors: Barend Jacobus Philippus Van Staden, Thomas Michael McKeon, Trevor Coleman, Francis Bealin-Kelly, Steven Michael Schennum, Siyabonga Mpanza, Julian Coulter
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Patent number: D736460Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2013Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Nicoventures Holdings LimitedInventors: Thomas Michael McKeon, Jeremy Aaron Abel, Steven Michael Schennum
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Patent number: D820515Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2017Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: NICOVENTURES HOLDINGS LIMITEDInventors: Matthew Joel Nettenstrom, Steven Michael Schennum, Thomas Michael McKeon, Justin Banker Peart, Jeremy Wright